A-Sides - Soundgarden

Advantages: Choice selections of the best tracks.
Disadvantages: Lack of "Superunknown" from Superunknown

...This CD holds the most awesome tracks from Soundgarden's albums - all in a specially nice sounding order, which flow to each other with great ease. For the first time Soundgarden fan, it is a great introduction, and for the die hard fan, a must for your collection. A great bargain - over 70 mins long, nice cover and inlay with a little speech about Soundgarden. One of the finest bands ever (and actually my favorite) will surely amaze everyone with their melodic blissful tracks, haunting lyrics and powerful riffs. The sound quality is great, and this offering is certainly one you need to get hold of!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: Chris Cornells enormo voice
Disadvantages: Some classics missing from Louder Than Love

...Seattle's Soundgarden were a tremendous band. A&M went and did the decent thing and released a compilation of Chris Cornell and co's single releases, hot on the news that the band were no more. The track listing is suitably comprehensive, and it's good to note that there are even a couple of tracks taken from their original Sub Pop days, namely Flower and Ty Cobb, nestling alongside the biggest singles of their career. Soundgarden's progression as a band can clearly be heard as the later, more polished tracks such as the MTV favourite Black Hole Sun and Blow Up The Outside World highlight how tight they became as a unit and how razor sharp Kim Thayill's riffs became. Coming shortly after their demise, A-Sides is a fitting testimony to a monumental band (undoubtedly the original mainstays of grunge), who never quite got the recognition... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The Raw heavy begining to a classic grunge band
Disadvantages: Few odd balls and track fillers

...This was Soundgarden’s first LP release way back in 1988 there only LP on SST records. Chris Cornell -Vocals Kim Thayil -Guitar Hiro Yamamoto -Bass Matt Cameron - Drums Track listing 1. Flower 2. All Your Lies 3. 665 4. Beyond the Wheel 5. 667 6. Mood for Trouble 7. Circle of Power 8. He Didn't 9. Smokestack Lightning 10. Nazi Driver 11. Head Injury 12. Incessant Mace 13. One Minute of Silence Overall I would say that this album is more of an experimental side of the band trying to get its foot in the shoe that would eventually bring them to the band that they finally became. The songs produced on this album were not overly amazing (as Soundgarden came to be) but they were still good. The Budget for this album was low and as such the production was not amazing quality but it somehow... Read review

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